Rail position lock

a technology of position lock and rail, which is applied in the direction of display hangers, dismountable cabinets, cabinets, etc., can solve the problems of undesirable to provide a shelving system, unintentional lateral shift of cooperative members,

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-15
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This patent is about a shelving assembly that can be attached to a support surface. The assembly includes a cooperating member and a front rail to connect to the first end of the member. There is also a rear rail with a flexible member that connects to the second end of the member and rests against the bottom surface to prevent lateral movement. Additionally, there are rails with flexible members attached to the base of the rail to connect to the bottom surface of the member and prevent movement. The technical effect of these features is improved stability and support for the shelves and items placed on them.

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However, it is known that some cooperating members can unintentionally shift laterally from a desired position on the shelf due to external forces.
However, it is undesirable to provide a shelving system that includes securing features with additional parts or which requires complex geometries.

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[0016]It is to be understood that the detailed figures are for purposes of illustrating exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure only and are not intended to be limiting. Additionally, it will be appreciated that the drawings are not to scale and that portions of certain elements may be exaggerated for the purpose of clarity and ease of illustration.

[0017]In accordance with the present disclosure, FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the components comprising a shelving system generally designated by reference numeral 10. The shelving system 10 includes a cooperating member having an elongated base member 11 which supports, in one embodiment, and elongated track 12, a product pusher paddle 14 movably mounted on the elongated track 12, a divider wall 16 extending from the base member 11 at a location adjacent to the track 12. Also provided are a front rail 20 and a rear rail 24. In one embodiment, the elongated base member 11 is slidably attached to the front rail 20 and the rea...

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A shelving assembly, held on an associated support surface, includes an elongated cooperating member including a first end and an opposite second end. A front rail is adapted to operably connect to the first end of the cooperating member and a rear rail is adapted to operably connect to the second end of the cooperating member. The rear rail includes at least one flexible member configured to abut a bottom surface of the cooperating member to retard a lateral movement of the cooperating member in a relation to at least the rear rail.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 979,270 which was filed on Apr. 14, 2014. The entire content of that application is incorporated hereinto by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]The present disclosure relates to an adjustable merchandising system. More specifically, the present application relates to merchandising systems provided with a position lock for dividers or tracks mounted to a rail of the system, and will be described with particular reference thereto. However, it is to be appreciated that the present exemplary embodiment is also amenable to other like applications.[0003]Merchandising systems are generally arranged to stock, store or display various products or merchandise, on shelving for example, for potential customers. Many stores sell various retail items that have various geometric shapes and sizes. It is therefore desirable to provide merchandising assemblies that are individually configurable to stock, store or display the vari...

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IPC IPC(8): A47F5/10A47F5/00A47F1/12
CPCA47F5/105A47F5/005A47F1/125A47B57/583A47B57/588A47F5/0068
InventorWALKER, WILLIAM H.
OwnerFASTENERS FOR RETAIL